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American Idol host Ryan Seacrest was already scheduled to appear on Fox’s upcoming 25th Anniversary special. Now the network announced he will host the two-hour special, slated to air Next Sunday, April 22. In a more surprising part of the announcement, Fox announced Kelsey Grammer among the latest talent additions to the special. While he 
has had a recurring role on The Simpsons, on Fox is is best known as the star of the network’s sitcom Back To You, which was controversially cancelled in 2008 after one solidly-rated season. Shortly thereafter, Grammer suffered a heart attack, which he attributed to stress caused by the cancellation. His appearance on the special is the latest sign of mending fences by Fox entertainment president over the demise of Back To You, which also alienated the series’ creators Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd who famously took their followup project, Modern Family, to ABC. Levitan is back at Fox this season with the pilot Rebounding, which he executive produces. In addition to Grammer, also joining previously announced talent on the anniversary special are House star Hugh Laurie and In Living Color‘s Tommy Davidson.
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The Back to You cancellation helped build up ABC Wednesday nights. Besides Modern Family, Patricia Heaton’s The Middle is a solid piece at 8PM.
Grammer has been on The Simpsons for decades.
But Modern Family is produced by Fox Studios… I know, Studio vs Network — but still… under the same roof.
The studio took Modern Family to ABC
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Levitan and Lloyd are still very much at Fox. Even though Modern Family airs on ABC, it’s produced and housed at Fox. So Levitan may have been miffed, but he remained at Fox the whole time.
Ryan Seacrest is like a case of herpes: you can’t ever seem to get rid of it.
And still no Parker Lewis Can’t Lose? WTF, sirs!
Satan continues honoring his contract with ol’ frogface Seacrest.
What exactly is his talent, again?
This is what “branding” gets you.
Homogenized, boring, bland “product.”
Back to You was the best thing on Fox that year and the moron Reilly, who wouldn’t know a good comedy if it bit him on his suede elbow patches, got mad and cancelled it because Levitan and Lloyd wouldn’t listen to his notes. Good move, Kev. It cost you Modern Family.
And in the most unsurprising news of all… “Giggles” Reilly still has his job.